Cutter



Patented Apr. 1e,Y 1935 n 1,997,992

UNITED PATENT FIICI;Y

kf 19,997,992 i CUTTER j 9 ""Josenh'ngtes, Jr., springend-Mess. 'Applicatienduiy 1.9.1934, serial No. 735,966 figelr'imf` (o1. sii-a) This inventionr'el'atesto improvements in cutmovementsv as `by apivot24. In this wayethey ters and is directed more particularly to the proare movable in parallel-planes4 'fj j vision of a novel and simple cutting tool which According to the preferred form of the invenmay be readily and safely handled and which is tion, a blade-receiving depressionuor seat 3G is 5 inexpensive to manufacture. provided on the inner side of at least one of the Y5 The principal objects of the invention are diplates such as plate I0. This is of such size and rected to the provision of a cutting ytool which shape that it iS adapted t0 reCeiVe a blade Shown is simple in form and which has a removable by dot-dash lines. The blade shown iS a 00m- `blade adapted to be rigidly heldin place. v H1011 fOIm 0f raZOl blade- If desired, Comple- Another object of the invention is to provide a Vmental depressions 0l' Seats may be DTOVided in 10 novel cutter holder having parts so arranged that the adjacent Sides 0f bOth 0f the Plates. arazor blade of usual form may be used therein. A raised portion II is preferably provided onV Y A further object of the invention is the provithe plate l0 to serve as a nser abutment. .In sion of e cutter wherein the biede is heid in such this way, the plates may be more readily moved l5 a way that an object to be cut is directed onto relative to one another. l5 the cutting edge of the blade. Adjacent the outer end of one of the plates Various other novel objects and advantages of such as the plate I2 there is provided a stud 32 the invention will readily appear after a reading which extends toward the other plate and a slot of the following description and reference wi11 34 is provided in the corresponding end of the be had Jherein i-,O the accompanying drawing other plate for receiving the stud 32. A ridge 33 20 wherein: e may be formed around the slot 34 which is ar- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a cutter emranged to underlie the head of the stud 32. When bodying the nove1 features of the invention; the plates are in Superposecl relation the Stud Fig. 2 is another side elevational view of the and ridge function to hold them in Dressed-tocutter showing the parts of the cutter in a difgetliel relation. 25 ferent relative relation; Studs 36'are provided in one of the plates such Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of as I2 and these extend inwardly from the depres- Fig, 1 with the blade omitted; and sion or seat 30 in spaced relation. They are Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of adapted to receive the usual Spaoed apertures 3o certain features of the invention, of a razor blade B as shown by dot-dash lines in 30 Referring now tothe drawing more in detail, Fig- 2 Y the invention will be fuuy described. At the inner end of the plate I0 there is pro- At 2 there is shown a handle member and this vided a socket 40 which is adapted t0 Teeeve may be of various shapes and it may be formed and engage the hub 0f the handle- This further from various relatively rigid materials such as ilSllleS against rela-tiVe SWillgiIlg mOVeIIleIltS 0f 35 wood, steel, bakelite, or other composition matethe DlateS from their SU-PeIDOSed felation. riais. A hub 4 has a shank l5 extending into the It may be Seen that when the plates are swung handle as shown in Fig 1 and the hub is preferinto the position shown in Fig. 1 with the stud ably slightly rounded as Shown- 32 received inthe slot 34 and the socket 40 re- 10 A pair of relatively movable plate members I0 CeViIlg the hub 4, the plates are held against 40 and I2 are provided and these are adapted to rerelative Swinging mOVemeIltS and in blade-emceive therebetween a blade such as B. One. of bracing Positionthe plates such as Ill kis rigidly associated with It will be noted that by IJIOVdiIlg 2f threat 011 the hub 5 as shown in Fig. 1 as by welding or at least one of the plates that the cutting edge other suitable means. of the blade B extends across the throat from a The plates I0 and I2 may be formed from point below the prong 22 to an'inner adjacent side various materials but they are preferably formed 0f the plate. In this Way When the Cutter iS of relatively thin and hard yet somewhat yielddrawn towards the object being cut,'such asy a plates may be of various shapes but preferably readily directed onto the cutting vedge. Acoordthey are formed somewhat hook-shaped as shown ing to the preferred form of the inventionthe so as to have throats 20 and prongs 22 at a side marginal edges of the throat portions 20 are thereof. slightly beveled as shown at I3 in Fig. 3.

55 The plates I0 and I2 are arranged for relative Not only is the tool of this invention simple 55 -U able material such as sheet steel or the like. The flower stem or a piece of string, the object is in form and economical to manufacture, but it provides a practical use for used razor blades.

While I have described thev invention in great detail and with respect toa preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto since many changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Let ters Patent of the United States is:

A tool of theV class 'described comprising in combination, a relatively thin substantially fiat plate, a handle, a hub on the handle secured to the lower end of said plate having a part extending upwardly above the plane of the upper face of the plate, said plate having a body portion extending upwardly and away from said hub and an outer portion extending outwardly atV the upper end of the body portion and having one marginal edge formed to provide a hook-shaped throat, a second relatively thin substantially flat and yieldable plate on the upper face of the rst named plate having a lower end, body and outer portions to overlie the lower end, body and outer portions of said rst named plate, pivotal connections and an engageable stud and slot associated with the body portions and outer portions of the plates, a blade, and positioning means for positioning said blade relative to one of said plates so that an outer edge thereof extends angularly across the throat, all adapted and arranged whereby the second'plate may swing relative tothe rst named plate between blade clamping and non-clamping positions and the second plate being provided with a hub receiving s-lot at its lower end whereby as it is swung tovblade clamping position said lower end may slide over saidhub and yield upwardly from the rst named plate to bring the hub into the slot thereof and releasably lock the secondplate in blade lclamping position with the stud and slot in engagement.

JOSEPH D. BATES, JR. 

